This report provides an assessment of state and territory performance against the benchmarks outlined in the Essential Vaccines Schedule (EVS) of the Federation Funding Agreement for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. The EVS is an agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the states and territories, which aims to “support the...

This report looks at excess mortality rates in Australia since 2020. The report finds that after dropping in 2020 due to strict lockdown measures, excess mortality spiked from 2021 onwards as a direct result of COVID-19. The committee has made five recommendations towards improving reporting, communication and compensation during public health crises.

This report analyses data collected by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 Pulse Survey during 2021 and 2022. The data captures changes in vaccine hesitancy across different demographics, looking at the role of gender, age, socioeconomic status, and the stringency of a jurisdiction’s pandemic measures, and examines different kinds of vaccine hesitancy.

This report summarises discussions at roundtables which brought together key stakeholders from a range of First Nations organisations across Australia to discuss the experiences of First Nations people during the pandemic.

This research examines the impact of COVID-19 on New Zealanders’ attitudes and behaviours towards public health measures. This knowledge can be used to better prepare decision makers for future pandemics and other major health threats.